After a plane had to quickly abort its takeoff on Monday at Boston Logan Airport, an investigation is underway by the Federal Aviation Administration as a passenger speaks out about about the scary moments on the runway. The FAA said in a statement that on Monday afternoon, an American Airlines flight headed to Chicago was preparing to take off when…
an investigation is underway by the Federal Aviation Administration as a passenger speaks out about about the scary moments on the runway.
The FAA said in a statement that on Monday afternoon, an American Airlines flight headed to Chicago was preparing to take off when a Spirit Airlines flight came too close to the runway holding line. The FAA said an air traffic controller canceled the takeoff clearance for an American Airlines flight on Monday afternoon "out of an abundance of caution" after they saw Spirit Airlines Flight 1444 approaching too close.Get New England news, weather forecasts and entertainment stories to your inbox.
"I felt like we were about to take off, they instantly hit the emergency brakes," passenger Cosmo Rowell said."You got a knee jerk jolt forward.”"The safety of our customers and team members is our top priority," the airline said in a statement to NBC10 Boston."We apologize for the delay in our customer’s travel plans."
The FAA said an air traffic controller canceled the takeoff clearance for an American Airlines flight "out of an abundance of caution" after they saw Spirit Airlines Flight 1444 approaching too close.Back in February, investigators said that the pilot of a charter plane took off without permission, leading to a near-miss with a JetBlue plane that was preparing to land."It could've been more serious than it was. I'm grateful it wasn't that serious and everyone is OK.
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